Menehune Vinylmation for Aulani Resort Opening Day

On August 29, Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa in Ko Olino, Hawai'i, will officially open to guests. And Vinylmation® will be there.

The Menehune-inspired figure will only be released in Kalepa's Store at Aulani. It is an open window box figure and will have a retail of $14.95.





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Lion King Series

Vintage Black & White Davy Crockett for D23 Expo

Today is the start of the D23 Expo! We have one more look at a new 3-inch figured that will be introduced at the D23 Expo Dream Store today. The figure was designed by Disney Design Group Artist Casey Jones. It will have an edition size of 1,200 and a retail of $13.95. Below is an image of the packaging for the figure. 

"Since Wave 1 of the Disney Treasures DVD sets, my family has loved Davy Crockett," exclaimed Casey. "[Davy Crockett's] presence is still felt in the Parks, with Disneyland's canoes, the ranch in Paris, and all over Fort Wilderness in Walt Disney World. He was the perfect character for the 9-inch figure I designed for a Vinylmation Park series. This special figure for the D23 Expo is the exclusive black and white variant, which is how most viewers first saw Davy in his broadcast premiere on the "Disneyland" television show, and in the opening day broadcast from Disneyland in 1955!" 

Here a few more images of the 3-inch figure. Similiar to the 9-inch figure, Davy's cap is removable.

If you are attending the Expo, we hope you have a blast! Be sure to stop by the preview area for Disney Theme Park Merchandise. Debbie Carlos, one of the Merchandise Events managers will have a variety of upcoming figures on display in that area.

9-inch figure featuring Bolt from Animation #1 will be released on September 2

The 9-inch figure featuring Bolt from Animation #1 will be released on Friday, September 2. This figure was designed by Disney Artist Monty Maldovan. It has an edition size of 1,000 and a retail of $39.95. The image below is the back of this figure.

9-inch Figure Featuring Bulldog Butch for D23 Expo

One more figure being released at the upcoming D23 Expo. Eric Caszatt has talked about the 9-inch figure he created featuring Butch.



"I've always been a fan of the Pluto shorts, and Butch was one of Pluto's great rivals," explained Eric. "I felt that Butch gave Pluto an opportunity to show more of his personality and show how clever he could be."

The bulldog Butch appeared in 11 cartoons beginning with "Bone Trouble" in 1940. This figure will have an edition size of 750 and a retail of $44.95.



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Black & White Vinylmation Released Today

Set by Sarah Matthews. It's a six-figure set in black and white and has an edition size of 2,000 and a retail of $99.95. Released at the D-Street locations in California and Florida as well as the online store.

Here are a few images of the set: 

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D23 Expo 3-inch Vinylmation

With less than 10 days till the upcoming D23 Expo, we are taking a closer look at the figures being released for the event. We mentioned earlier that Vinylmation, Jr. - Series #4 and The Lion King are being released. But there are other figures such as the logo figure. 

The figure will have an edition size of 4,800 and a retail of $13.95. The figure will be presented in an open window box as seen below.

Thomas Scott, one of the lead designers for Vinylmation™, will be attending the D23 Expo. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Thomas and have figures signed. 

Thomas will be appearing at the follow times and locations: 

Friday, August 19, 2011 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area 

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area 

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 12 Noon - 2:00 p.m. at the Product Showcase and Trading Area

In addition to the Vinylmation, Jr. Series making its debut at the Expo, Thomas also created the 3-inch figure featuring Gladstone Gander. This figure has an edition size of 1,200 and a retail of $13.95. It will be presented in a window box with display base. 

"For the D23 Expo exclusives, the team decided to feature Disney characters you wouldn't normally see on Disney merchandise and didn't necessarily have a place in other Vinylmation series," explained Thomas. "Eric picked Butch, Casey did black and white Davey Crockett and I chose Gladstone Gander. I thought Glandstone would be a fun and lucky addition to your Vinylmation collection. It is a salute the great Carl Barks' duck comics." 

Gladstone made his debut in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories No. 88 in January 1948. He was a cousin of Donald Duck and, as Thomas mentiones, was extremely lucky.

9-inch Exclusive Disneyland Monorail Vinylmation

This will be released in August 26. 

Disneyland Monorail fans have waited for this one. Finally, it's the release of the 9-inch figure designed by Alex Maher from Disney Design Group that celebrates the original higway in the sky. 

This figure will have an edition size of 550 and a retail of $44.95 and will only be released at the D-Street location at Downtown Disney® District in California.

First Look at the Vinylmation for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

Here is the first look at the upcoming 3-inch vinylmation figure for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.